> Food in the US isn’t central to our identities, not yet at least. It is still largely a utilitarian and transactional thing— something necessary to get enough

> Food in the US isn’t central to our identities, not yet at least. It is still largely a utilitarian and transactional thing— something necessary to get enough calories, hopefully tasty ones, to stop being hungry and keep working. I never really thought about it, but this is spot on. I typically eat a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast, while reading in my phone. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch in front of my computer while working. And whatever I can find to eat quickly in the evening so I can get to more important things. That has pretty much been my food life for 50+ years. I look at food as mainly a way to consume calories to keep me alive so I can do those things that matter to me.